Donald Duane Perryman
Donald Duane Perryman, Marshfield, was born December 19, 1965 in Olathe, KS to Dalton and Rosalie (Clift) Perryman. He departed this life on February 12, 2020 at Mercy Hospital, in Springfield, MO.
Don was a Type 1 Diabetic for more than 50+ years and recent major stroke was more than he could recover from this time.
Don had a love for life, was a Christian, and very competitive. He enjoyed fishing, golf, poker, stock trading, and car racing (mini sprint and winged/non-wing sprint.) He also co-owned a Legend car and was crew chief at the first Texas Motor Speedway Legend race in 1997 in Fort Worth, Texas. Don was known as a great set-up and diagnostic thinker in the racing circuits.
Some also knew Don as “Ajax the Clown.” He was an entertainer in his early years along with his mother “Superstar the Clown.”
Don also worked in the corporate world primarily in human resources as a problem solver for 20+ years, and retired from Citigroup-Irving, Texas.
Don is survived by his parents, Dalton Perryman and Rosalie Perryman, Marshfield, and sisters, Debbie Perryman, North Richland Hills, TX and Lois Ann Perryman, Ft. Worth, TX.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 22, 2020 in Fraker Funeral Home, Inc, with interment following in Marshfield Cemetery. Visitation will be before the service from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to American Diabetes Association, and left in care of Fraker Funeral Home, Inc., P.O. Box 85, Marshfield, MO 65706.
Donald had his “Golden Ticket” and now he is cashing it in!!